© Hannu · Public domainÜlemiste järvStadt TallinnLake Ülemiste lies on the edge of Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, and is the biggest lake around the city. It feeds the water supply for most of the urban area. Two watercourses, Kurna Creek and the Pirita River, send water into the lake through the Vaskjala–Ülemiste canal. On its eastern edge stands Lennart Meri Tallinn… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 eeToompeaStadt TallinnToompea Castle stands on Toompea hill in central Tallinn, Estonia. The site began as an Estonian stronghold in the 9th century before Danish crusaders took it in 1219. The Danes called it Castrum Danorum, a name that may have given rise to the city’s modern name. The Teutonic Order rebuilt the castle in the 13th… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© toivo · CC BY-SA 2.0A. Le Coq ArenaStadt TallinnA. Le Coq Arena stands in Tallinn’s Lilleküla district, a modern football stadium built on wasteland between railway lines. It is the home ground of Flora and Levadia football clubs and the Estonia national team. The stadium opened in 2001 after a rapid construction led by Estonian architect Haldo Oravas. The first… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Georg Mittenecker, perspektivisch entze… · CC BY-SA 2.5Chrám svatého Alexandra Něvského v TalinnuStadt TallinnThe Alexander Nevsky Cathedral stands on Toompea hill in central Tallinn. It is the city’s largest cupola church, built between 1894 and 1900 in Russian Revival style. The architect was Mikhail Preobrazhensky, who designed a building richly decorated with gilded iron crosses and five onion domes. The cathedral is… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 eeKostel svatého Mikuláše v TallinnuStadt TallinnSt Nicholas Church stands in Tallinn’s old town, a medieval brick building begun in the 13th century by merchants from Gotland. Built as a Catholic church, it became Lutheran after the 1520s Reformation and served as a parish church until wartime damage ended regular services. Today the building houses the Niguliste… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Olga Itenberg · CC BY 2.0kostel svatého OlafaStadt TallinnSt Olaf’s Church stands in Tallinn’s old town, a tall Gothic brick tower topped by a slender spire. The building began as a Roman Catholic parish, passed to Lutherans after the 16th-century Reformation, and became a Baptist church in 1950. Its height of 124 metres makes it the tallest church in Estonia, with an… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0katedrála Panny Marie v TallinnuStadt TallinnSt Mary’s Cathedral stands on Toompea hill in the medieval heart of Tallinn. Built in the 13th century, it is the oldest church in the city and the only building on Toompea to survive the 17th-century fire. Originally a Roman Catholic cathedral, it became Lutheran in 1561 and now serves as the seat of the Archbishop… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 eeDombergStadt TallinnToompea rises above central Tallinn as a limestone hill about 48 metres high. It forms the upper part of the Old Town, a UNESCO site, and holds the Estonian parliament and government buildings. The hill has been a power centre since the 10th century, when seasonal strongholds protected the harbour. Archaeologists have… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© Ben Bender · CC BY-SA 3.0Staré MěstoStadt TallinnTallinn’s Old Town stands on a hill above the modern port, its cobbled lanes and red-roofed merchants’ houses still shaped by the 13th-century street plan. The entire district is surrounded by a continuous medieval wall with towers every hundred metres, enclosing 113 hectares of Hanseatic warehouses and churches. In… číst dálOtevřít cíl
© A.Savin · FALpalác KadriorgStadt TallinnSchloss Katharinental stands on a gentle rise in Kadriorg Park, a short walk east of Tallinn’s Old Town. Built between 1718 and 1725 for Catherine I of Russia, the pale yellow palace is a fine example of Petrine Baroque. Its symmetrical façade and steep roofs were designed by Nicola Michetti, with Gaetano Chiaveri and… číst dálOtevřít cíl
